My master gave me a death mission: to go down the mountain and retrieve his granddaughter.
Chapter 26 Top-Grade Jade
"Miss Liu, Brother Qian, please calm down. I don't have the ability to see through rough stones, so it's normal that I chose a bad one. Besides, even if you bring in those veteran stone appraisers, can they guarantee that every rough stone they choose will yield green jade?"
Su Muchen's words were absolutely correct. In the world of jade gambling, even those highly regarded jade appraisers cannot accurately identify every rough stone. It is normal to make mistakes, it's just that the probability is relatively low.
Qian Yutang nodded silently in response to Su Muchen's words, indicating his understanding and agreement.
However, Liu Ziyan, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Su Muchen with a strange gaze, and from Liu Ziyan's eyes, it was clear that she meant, "Keep pretending!"
"Alright, this is just the first rough stone. There are six more to come. Maybe all of them will turn out to be green?"
Actually, Su Muchen did this first rough stone on purpose. Among the seven rough stones he selected, one was a useless stone, two were rough stones with little potential for appreciation, and the other four were the key stones.
The reason Su Muchen did this was to avoid making it too obvious, so that others wouldn't think he had the ability to see through raw stones, but would only attribute it to his outstanding stone appraisal skills, which is why he often picked those raw stones with high price increases.
The stone-cutting continued. For the next two rough stones, Su Muchen still didn't draw the cutting lines himself, and instead had the stone-cutting master cut them in the middle.
Just as Su Muchen saw through his divine sense, these two rough stones were just ordinary icy jadeite. Although the price had indeed increased considerably compared to what he paid for them, the total price of the two rough stones was only four million.
Qian Yutang reluctantly bought the two rough stones, his expression as if he had stepped in dog poop.
"Brother Qian, don't be upset. This is just an appetizer. The main event is coming up. Be prepared and don't get too excited later."
"Brother Su, you mean the remaining few rough stones...?"
"Just knowing is enough; there's no need to say it aloud!"
"Hehe! I get it, I get it..."
With Su Muchen's affirmation, Qian Yutang was no longer discouraged and was now full of enthusiasm.
Next, Su Muchen finally got to work. He first drew two lines on the two smaller rough stones and then instructed the stone-cutting master to cut them all in one go according to these lines.
"Now comes the moment to witness a miracle!"
Su Muchen's words immediately made Qian Yutang and Liu Ziyan tense. Although they had confidence in Su Muchen, they were still apprehensive until they actually witnessed the miracle.
Soon, as the cutting machine started running, one side of the first rough stone was cut open.
"This...this is another piece of jadeite that has reached the glass-type quality."
Upon seeing the cut surface, Qian Yutang couldn't help but swallow hard. Following the previous two pieces of glass-type jadeite, another piece of extremely high-quality glass-type jadeite had been unearthed. How could Qian Yutang not be excited?
Although he had been in this industry for many years and had come into contact with quite a few high-quality jade stones, he was still quite surprised to encounter three pieces at once, especially since they were all made by the same person.
What excited him so much was that all three rough stones were his. Su Muchen had promised him that all the jadeite stones that came out of them would be sold to him. With so many high-quality jade stones at once, it was foreseeable that Qian Yutang's company would become very successful.
To Qian Yutang's astonishment, the other side of the raw stone was also cut open. This side was also intact and was of extremely high quality, resembling glass-type jade.
"Brother Su, I'm willing to pay 30 million for this rough stone."
After seeing the full picture of the raw stone, Qian Yutang immediately offered a price.
"The price is fine, but Brother Qian, there's no rush. There are still three rough stones that haven't been cut yet. We can give you the price together then."
"Brother, you're being a bit too impatient. Let's wait a little longer!"
The cutting machine did not stop running. Although the stone cutter was surprised by the quality of the stone, Su Muchen asked him to cut both stones directly, so he could only suppress his surprise and continue cutting the second stone.
"This...it's glass-type jadeite! It's truly breathtaking, Brother Su, you're amazing!"
Upon seeing the quality of the jadeite after the second rough stone was cut open, Qian Yutang was once again surprised. However, thanks to Su Muchen's previous reassurance, Qian Yutang was no longer too excited.
"Boss, you're so lucky! Both of your rough stones yielded high-quality glass-type jadeite, which has increased your value by over a hundred times."
After the two rough stones were cut, the stone-cutting master finally expressed his shock. In all his years as a stone-cutting master, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Normally it's difficult to cut out even one piece of glass-type jadeite, let alone two pieces like this. He'll have the nerve to brag to his peers now.
"That's really lucky, Master. Don't stop, cut the remaining two rough stones as well."
Su Muchen continued to draw the cutting lines on the remaining two rough stones, and instructed the stone cutter not to stop, but to cut the two rough stones directly out.
"Brother Su, could you give me a rough estimate? How's the quality of the remaining two rough stones? Can they compare to these two?"
Before the remaining two rough stones could even be cut, Qian Yutang couldn't contain himself and directly asked Su Muchen about the situation.
"Hehe! Brother Qian, the best stuff is always saved for last. I'm not afraid to tell you, in my opinion, the remaining two rough stones contain jade of even better quality than the previous two. You'd better be prepared!"
"What? The quality is even better than these two pieces? Then this quality must be the ultimate, the top quality of jadeite—Imperial Green?"
Qian Yutang looked incredulous. A quality even better than glass-type jadeite, isn't this the legendary Imperial Green?
Imperial green is the highest quality of jadeite. The only variety that can surpass imperial green is the legendary dragon stone.
Imperial green jadeite is extremely rare on the market, though it does occasionally appear. However, dragon stone jadeite is different; its rarity is legendary, and it is virtually unseen on the market.
It may be treasured by some top collectors, but it is generally not easily shown to the public. If a piece of dragon stone jadeite appears at an auction, it will drive countless people crazy and fetch an unexpectedly high price.
"It's not quite Imperial Green. These two rough stones are also of glassy quality, but they have fewer impurities. They can be said to be the pinnacle of glassy quality. Without Imperial Green, they really have no rivals."
When Qian Yutang first heard Su Muchen say that the two rough stones were still of glassy quality, he felt a little disappointed. However, when he heard Su Muchen say that the quality of the two rough stones had reached the pinnacle of glassy quality, he became excited again.
Su Muchen is right. Imperial green jadeite is extremely rare and hard to come by. In the absence of imperial green jadeite, top-grade glassy jadeite is the most precious type of jadeite, almost comparable in quality to imperial green jadeite.
"Brother Su, if what you say is true, then I will definitely give you an unexpected price for these two rough stones."
"Brother Qian, why are you being so polite? Just pay the market price."
"No, Brother Su, you don't know how precious top-grade glass-type jadeite is. This quality of jadeite can drive jade lovers crazy, and its price naturally skyrockets. It's incomparable to ordinary glass-type jadeite."
"Miss Liu, is there another version of this saying?"
Hearing Qian Yutang's words, Su Muchen was also a little surprised and couldn't help but look to Liu Ziyan, who was standing next to him, for confirmation.
"Boss Qian is right. Although top-grade glassy jadeite is still glassy in quality, its rarity is almost comparable to imperial green jadeite. And imperial green jadeite is not easy to come by. Since we can't get imperial green jadeite, we can only settle for top-grade glassy jadeite, which is the best choice. This has also caused its price to rise."
"I see. Let's not talk about that now. We'll discuss the price after these two rough stones are cut."
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